The whale shark genome reveals how genomic and physiological properties scale with body size
Jessica A. Weber, Seung Gu Park, Victor A Luria, Sungwon Jeon, Hak‐Min Kim, Yeonsu Jeon, Youngjune Bhak, Je Hun Jun, Sang Wha Kim, Won Hee Hong, Semin Lee, Yun Sung Cho, Amir Karger, John Wesley Cain, Andrea Manica, , George McDonald Church
The paper analyzes the whale shark genome to identify genetic features correlated with body size, metabolic rate, and lifespan, finding unique genomic traits in this species.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 4, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics